Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-14
SEEKING LEGAL SEPARATION.
Continuance OF the KILLING Divorce
case in the CircuIt C0urt-The De-
fenduut,s side

ease IN the Circuit COurt-Ene Dt-
fendaut's Side.
The interest in the Killing divorce case
before Judge Smith. in the circuit court,
continues unabatea. IN fact public inter
est in it has increased. if the size of the
audience is any indication. Yesterday v as
spent in the examination of the defend
ant, and through long, tedious unevent-
full session, except for occasional pleas
antries between counsel and the witness.
the benches listened with rapt attention.
Mr.. Killing has not disappointed the
general impression of him, as stated yes
terday, and though subject to rigid and
searching Characterization by Mr. Dun
ham, maintained substantially the points
made in his original testimony. His
statement of his wife's conduct was
graphic, and when pressed BY counsel TO
describe it to the jury, saying that he was
not there and did not know how she
acted, he said If YOU had been there
you would have known. | can't describe
it. II Was awful" He said on one oc-
casion she got into such rage that she
pulled out her hair hV the handfnls, so
that she had to get switch to take its
place, that she tried to horse whip her
own brother; that she hit him with a
poker while he was in bed; tried even to
kill herself; attempted 20 take poison. ard
to throw herself in front of the
horses, ami generally made his
home so unpleasant that he stayed in the
house as little rs possible; his only COM
fort was while he was in the field and
while asleep; he denied kicking or chok-
ing her, but admitted that he shook her
gently, but claimed that she needed it
| and ought to have been shaken a great
deal hearder; he denied threatening to
horsewhip her, and generally denied all
| the charges made against him.
Tom Paul, hired hand, at one of the
fracas, testified to what the complainant
denied in several import ant instances,
particularly the statement of Mrs. Kill
| ling. as to the violence aud language used
He said that she threatened to throw
bread knife at him, and that all he did
was to tell her to shut up, and finally go
TO her and put his hand on her shoulder.
This morning Robert Gregg testified
that Mrs Killing had told him that she
had Il good home, as good home as any
one could wish, and that she WISHED
everyone had AS good home as she had
George Stanton testified to similar con
versation, aud also that she said she wa
womAn's rights woman and no mar
could boss her John DANNY related
similar conversation To that detailed by
Mr.. Gregg, and N addition said that Mr.
| Killing behaved himself toward her
rs good man Edward Bligh wa
called to contradict an alleged cnnyersa-
ton had with VIM. Wynnes, in which thu
latter had told him that Killing admitted
kicking, choking and shaking his wife
Bhgh said that Wynnes told him tha'
Killing denied kicking or choking her
but admitted shaking her. This testimo
ny was afterward excluded He also de
tailed a fuss about putting up parlo
stove, in which some remarks were madt
by her derogatory to Mr.. Killings frs
wife, which he. reseuting, she flew into
rage and tore her hair and frothed at tn
mouth Charles Leverens, hired mai
On the farm in 1880 testified to the kint
treatment of Mrs, Killing by MIR. Killing
and Of the unkind treatment of Mr.. Kill
ing by his wife.